Suddenlink Looking Better
I got an e-mail notice from Dish Network a couple days saying they're raising their monthly rate yet again. Five dollars more starting in January 2015. That's after raising it $5.00 in 2013 and earlier back in 2011 or thereabouts. They say it's because of the networks. I don't care.
This isn't worth it to me and hasn't been for some time. The wife likes it, though, and doesn't seem to care about the cost.
Suddenlink is expensive, too, but they're looking better all the time. It seemed to me cable TV went up about a dollar a year. That's still better that $2.50 a year. If I had my druthers I might try to dump satellite and cable TV altogether and maybe just get an antenna. As it is I'll be keeping an eye open for some good deals from Suddenlink.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 9:35 AM
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Or you can buy a copy of Jerry Mander's book "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" published in 1977 and still in print.
We dumped all pay tv services over a year ago and couldn't be happier.
We have saved over one thousand dollars. I will never again pay for t.v.
What TV shows are keeping you from dropping satellite/cable? Live sports is the toughest nut to crack, but most other TV shows can be streamed online through Hulu Plus for $10/month coupled with a Roku box connected to your TV. Or, by using a Chromecast stick to mirror a browser window onto your TV.
Honestly, if you give take Netflix up on its one-month free trial, you'll be overwhelmed with so much to watch that you won't be missing your broadcast TV shows.
I'm fairly easily entertained with varied interests. I am not AT ALL interested in sports. The wife not so much. She enjoys many things I'm not interested in and we share enjoyment of a few things. Some shows I really enjoy like The Red Eye, she goes right past when going thru channels (and I'm bummed). I only watch TV maybe 3 hours a night on average, whereas she watch twice that much, so it's mostly for her.
I've thought about some of those internet set ups but have been a bit scared off because of what I would think are the hook up requirements with the computer and TV in separate rooms.
The wife did mention Netflix in passing the other night I believe, and we do have a cd player hooked up to the TV. I suppose that's a possibility.
When our TV went out a few years ago and the wife was staying somewhere else for health reasons I just did without and entertained myself on the computer, finding a few clips here and there to watch online. That sucked, if only because I had to sit in this chair instead of the couch.
but for those that still like tv:
get direct tv and you can get 30000 miles on united.
almost a free round trip ticket, they dont bait and switch like the dish network, and they have great customer service (as opposed to dish network). My directv gets affected by the heaviest rain sometimes,but if you ever had brokenlink- suddenlink digital cable is unwatchable with all their cutting in and out and blips. Also direct tv ponies up when their providers asks for more money.
Fred, get a Roku and then use a wireless connection from the computer to the tv - they can be in separate rooms - works fine. I do that and also get over the air. Just don't buy a lower price range Roku. Then you can get Netflix for $8 a month and Hulu for about another $8 a month.
thanx. I'll check it out, along with all the other ideas given.
Fred, Look at this option too! http://www.google.com/chrome/devices/chromecast/
Question: Does the Roku hook up to the computer, or your modem? If it needs a usb port, I'm stuck, as I only have two usb ports and both are being used.
The Roku will pickup the wireless signal from the your wifi modem. You can then connect the Roku to the TV via a variety of different ways.
Not sure chromecast is an option as one page says you need Windows 7 or higher. I'm still with XP.
We don't have wifi, either, but I suppose I could get a wifi modem.
Roku also uses ethernet connections so you'd need to get an ethernet cable long enough to run from your modem to the tv.
Here's a link to the Roku products page. https://www.roku.com/products/compare
Fred, also see if your DVD player "streams" if so you can play Netflix, etc on your TV. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/07/5-reasons-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-instead-of-a-roku-or-apple-tv/index.htm
Probably not, since it's 8 to 10 years old. Maybe older since it was given to us.
Streaming DVD players are relatively inexpensive now so you would just need to decide which one would work better for your needs. And they also work with ethernet connections.
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